Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						6 Months Ended							6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Tecumseh Michigan Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2012 Brazil [Member] BRL	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Europe [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Domestic Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] Foreign Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Discounted receivables sold with limited recourse						$ 12,600,000	$ 11,900,000			$ 0	$ 0
Discount rate						6.20%	6.10%
Noncancelable purchase commitments		22,000,000	24,800,000
Outstanding letters of credit												3,400,000	3,400,000	8,200,000	8,700,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense	7,000,000
Adjusted notice and administrative costs				150,000
Notice and administrative costs	250,000
Amount in controversy								1,000,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value									63,000,000
Loss Contingency, Basis									15.00%
Environmental remediation		2,500,000	2,900,000		1,200,000
Environmental Investigation Efforts		6 months
Term of Remediation Cost Cap insurance			30 years													12 months	18 months
Remediation Cost Cap insurance			100,000,000
Environmental Site Liability insurance			$ 20,000,000